Minneapolis: May 24, 2016

Peach Kelli Pop is one of my new favorite bands, I can't believe I only just heard of them now.
They kind of remind of The Donnas when they were at their best.
This album is great if you like pop punk.
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Canada‚Äôs Peach Kelli Pop will be bringing their fun pop/punk sound to the Turf Club in St Paul next Tuesday, in support of Halloween Mask (Lauren Records).

The all-girls band (Allie Hanlon on rhythm guitar, Alex Edgeworth on lead guitar, sisters Gina Negrini on bass and Sophie Negrini on keys, and Mindee Jorgensen beating on the drums) is often compared to our faves The Donnas.

Local all-girls Tony Peachka (Melissa on vox/guitar, Stephanie on guitar, Hayley on drums, and Danielle on bass) to open.

The New York experimental pop duo Young Magic is heading out on tour with Yeasayer in support of their new album Still Life (Carpark) and will be at First Avenue on Tuesday, May 24. This album will be a special one for Young Magic as singer Melati Malay used these songs to culturally and politically explore her birthplace of Indonesia and to really revisit her family roots (her father is American Catholic and her mother is Indonesian Muslim) and question where she came from.

Yeasayer will be headlining the show in support of Amen & Goodbye (Mute). The have moved away from their digital-heavy approach and it will definitely be interesting to see what they have come up with.

Seattle‚Äôs The Cave Singers is back on tour in support of their fifth LP Banshee, which was crowd-funded via IndiGoGo. The band was previously signed to Matador and Jagjaguwar.

We previously caught the band at Gothic Theatre in Englewood, Colorado, and wrote, ‚ÄúThe Cave Singers‚Äô structure revolves around the vocal allure of bearded front man Pete Quirk. The Gothic proved to be the perfect venue for Quirk to showcase his raspy and intoxicating voice. Quirk splashes each song with inherent and exuberant yelps, yips and wails. Not a man of enunciation, Quirk‚Äôs vocals add scratchy layers to the overall sound.‚Äù